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Designing Care: Aligning the Nature and Management of Health Care
Today's health-care providers face growing criticism - from policy makers and patients alike. As costs continue to... View Details
- April 1983
- Supplement
Dansk Designs Ltd.: The Administration of Creativity, Video I
By: Hugo Uyterhoeven
Presents various members of the Dansk organization during conversations and meetings concerning issues arising in the design, production, and marketing of Dansk's product line. Focuses on the individual's role in the company, and on the interaction between marketing... View Details
Keywords: Independent Innovation and Invention; Leadership Development; Marketing; Production; Organizational Design; Creativity
Uyterhoeven, Hugo. "Dansk Designs Ltd.: The Administration of Creativity, Video I." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 883-515, April 1983.
- 1979
- Chapter
Dilemmas of Participation: Issues in Organization Design and Management
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. "Dilemmas of Participation: Issues in Organization Design and Management." In Proceedings of the Second National Seminar on Individual Rights in the Corporation, edited by Alan F. Westin and Stephan Salisbury. New York: Educational Fund for Individual Rights, 1979. (Also in National Forum, spring 1982.)
- winter 1999
- Article
The Design and Production of New Retirement Savings Products
By: Dwight B. Crane and Z. Bodie
Crane, Dwight B., and Z. Bodie. "The Design and Production of New Retirement Savings Products." Journal of Portfolio Management 25, no. 2 (winter 1999): 77–82.
- January 2021
- Case
Value-Based Insurance Design at Onex
By: Joshua Schwartzstein, Amitabh Chandra and Amram Migdal
The operating executives of Health and Benefits for Onex Partners, Megan Jackson Frye and Sam Camens, faced a challenge: Healthcare costs for employees of Onex’s portfolio companies were continuing to rise above the consumer price index, reflecting broader trends... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Finance; Behavioral Finance; Insurance; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Human Resources; Compensation and Benefits; Markets; Demand and Consumers; Consumer Behavior; Social Psychology; Behavior; Interests; Motivation and Incentives; Perception; Health Industry; Insurance Industry; North America; United States
Schwartzstein, Joshua, Amitabh Chandra, and Amram Migdal. "Value-Based Insurance Design at Onex." Harvard Business School Case 921-023, January 2021.
- 2016
- Chapter
Innovation Experiments: Researching Technical Advance, Knowledge Production and the Design of Supporting Institutions
By: Kevin J. Boudreau and Karim R. Lakhani
This paper discusses several challenges in designing field experiments to better understand how organizational and institutional design shapes innovation outcomes and the production of knowledge. We proceed to describe the field experimental research program carried... View Details
Boudreau, Kevin J., and Karim R. Lakhani. "Innovation Experiments: Researching Technical Advance, Knowledge Production and the Design of Supporting Institutions." In Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 16, edited by William R. Kerr, Josh Lerner, and Scott Stern, 135–167. National Bureau of Economic Research, and University of Chicago Press, 2016.
- March 2025 (Revised June 2025)
- Case
Designing the Future of Work: Atlassian's Distributed Work Practices
By: Ashley Whillans and Gabriel Rondón Ichikawa
In early 2020, the software company Atlassian made a bold commitment: employees could work from anywhere—forever. While many tech peers reversed course on remote work, Atlassian worked to optimize their fully distributed model across 13 countries. This case follows... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Working Conditions; Management Practices and Processes; Product Development; Organizational Culture; Business Strategy; Employees; Technology Industry
Whillans, Ashley, and Gabriel Rondón Ichikawa. "Designing the Future of Work: Atlassian's Distributed Work Practices." Harvard Business School Case 925-029, March 2025. (Revised June 2025.)
- 2002
- Working Paper
Design of Financial Systems: Towards a Synthesis of Function and Structure
By: Robert C. Merton and Zvi Bodie
- 1993
- Chapter
Framework for Design of the Emerging Global Organization Structure
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Richard Nolan
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Framework
Eccles, Robert G., Jr., and Richard Nolan. "Framework for Design of the Emerging Global Organization Structure." In Globalization, Technology, and Competition: The Fusion of Computers and Telecommunications in the 1990s, edited by S. P. Bradley, J. A. Hausman, and R. L. Nolan. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1993, Korean ed.
- September 2013
- Exercise
An Exercise in Designing a Travel Coffee Mug
By: Elie Ofek and Michael Norris
In recent years design has emerged as a critical factor in the success of many new products. This case exercise provides a hands-on way to experience the design process and offers a structured approach for incorporating key considerations that can aid in effective... View Details
Keywords: New Product Development; Innovation; Market Research; Competitive Positioning; Design; Product Development; Consumer Products Industry
Ofek, Elie, and Michael Norris. "An Exercise in Designing a Travel Coffee Mug." Harvard Business School Exercise 514-042, September 2013.
- September 2000
- Background Note
Professional Services Module Three: Internal Strategy of Organizational Design
By: Thomas J. DeLong, Ashish Nanda and Scot H. Landry
The way in which PSFs organize themselves to leverage strategic capabilities is imperative in achieving high performance. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Design; Strategy; Performance Capacity; Competency and Skills; Business Startups
DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Scot H. Landry. "Professional Services Module Three: Internal Strategy of Organizational Design." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-009, September 2000.
- 24 Jan 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
The Impact of Component Modularity on Design Evolution: Evidence from the Software Industry
- February 19, 2003
- Article
The Origins, History, and Design of the Resident Match
By: A. E. Roth
Keywords: Health Industry
Roth, A. E. "The Origins, History, and Design of the Resident Match." JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association 289, no. 7 (February 19, 2003): 909–912.
- 1998
- Working Paper
The Design and Production of New Retirement Savings Products
By: Zvi Bodie and Dwight B. Crane
- March 2006
- Teaching Note
Alessi: Evolution of an Italian Design Factory (A)-(D) (TN)
By: Youngme E. Moon
- Web
Research Design - Impact Investments
Research Design Research Design The Project on Impact Investments uses multi-method research to build insight that is both expansive in its focus and detailed in its analysis. We combine the study View Details
- Article
The Organization of the Future: Principles of Design for the 21st Century
By: D. Nadler and Michael Tushman
Nadler, D., and Michael Tushman. "The Organization of the Future: Principles of Design for the 21st Century." Organizational Dynamics 28, no. 1 (Summer 1999): 45–60.
- 14 Jun 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Minimizing Justified Envy in School Choice: The Design of New Orleans' OneApp
- 05 Jul 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Designing an Agile Software Portfolio Architecture: The Impact of Coupling on Performance
- 07 Feb 2007
- News